In the mid-1800's, the northern region of Bessarabia which was under the administration of Imperial Tsarist Russia, underwent significant economic development. Noveselitz was going through a prosperous period, as a result of the transit of timber from the forests of Bukovina and Bessarabia. This timber was carried by the Prut River and from there to the Dniester, through which it was taken to Russia, and from Khotyn to Kishinev...

 

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